So, I promised, and delivered!

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Anyway, this chapter promises to give you guys a conundrum...or at least lots of thinking ;) Anyway, it's going to be a while till I update this one, because I have my other fics to get to, plus- thing is, I'm kind of busy with things in the other fandom, but don't worry, I won't ditch this fandom any time soon :D

I've got an idea for another story, so when Sacrifices and Lies end, I'll start another one :D I'll think about finalizing the plot, and post a summary in the next chapter :)

Sooo, lots to look forward to, now we have to see if I can keep up :P

I really do stretch myself thin :/

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==Huntsclan Underground Catacombs

"Why should I trust you?"James growled, stopping in his tracks.

"Are going to start this again?" Peter asked. "Did my explanation go completely over your head? I told you that I tried to stop all of this."

"Yeah, but you're the one that started this aren't you? You're orchestrating this for it all to happen right?" James exclaimed

"James, you've got it all wrong, I'm trying to prevent it from ever happening." Peter smirked.

"Right, who'd believe you?" James scoffed.

"You have." Peter pointed out.

"And now I don't." James shook his head. "How do I know that you're not the one that's responsible for all of this?"

"I, Peter Avezon, can testify and say that I never killed-" Peter started saying, putting one hand over his heart, and the other with the palm out, in the standard oath taking position.

"Alright, whatever you say, father." James rolled his eyes, venom in his words.

Peter smirked. What he said was true, he hadn't killed him...yet. "You never let me talk James, it's strange to think your mother-"

"Don't say anything about her." James turned around and glared at his father.

"I've hit a touchy subject, but nonetheless, let us continue, these catacombs are a long trip, and the faster we finish, the quicker you can get back to your, erh, temporary house."

James sighed, "Fine, what do you want?"

"Some tools." Peter replied nonchalantly.

"And what are you planning to do with those tools?" James prodded him.

"Ah, that I'll leave for another time." Peter smirked, turning around and continuing walking.

==Hall residence

"Jake, do you think they'll ever forgive me?" Rose asked out of the blue. They had been in the guest room, cuddling after what felt like decades without the other, and Rose seemed to be in a state of low self esteem.

"I'm sure they will," Jake smiled, hugging Rose closer to him.

Rose snuggled closer, and after a while, breathed "I still can't believe Bridge is back, and she's not angry with me."

Jake chuckled. "Really? At first I thought I had gone insane, and I kept on thinking: I'm seeing a ghost."

"O ye of little faith." Rose playfully slapped him.

"I had faith, I just didn't know how to react to it." Jakes smirked. "Do you think it's safe to send Bridge back out?"

Rose chuckled. "Whether you may hate her or not, Haley will be there, plus, Emma's going to be there as well."

Everyone had decided that they would continue their, conversations, to put a word on it, tomorrow, without kids in the middle. It wasn't that they wanted to exclude them from this, it was more that there were many topics that were best to be left for them to resolve without dragging more into it.

==Next Day

Bridge groaned, having a burst of sunlight hit her square in the face. She grabbed her pillow and slammed it on her head, blocking out the intrusion.

"Morning sleepyhead." Rose said, yanking the pillow away.

"Grghwer, leave me alone, I want to sleep." Bridge mumbled.

"Either you get up now, or your mother and I will start the tickle attack." Jake playfully threatened, standing in the doorway.

Bridge shot up, and smiled widely. "Who said anything about not waking up, not me!"

"Nice save young lady." Rose smirked.

Bridge yawned. "Back to the conundrum of school. How much fun."

"At least you'll have your friends, and Haley's there if there's any trouble." Jake reminded her.

"It's so hard to believe that Mrs. Norman is my aunt!" Bridge exclaimed.

"It must be the troll in me." Haley had joined them, and was smirking widely. "Niece or not, I still expect you to be paying attention, and finishing your homework."

"Aww man!" Bridge groaned, getting all three adults to smile at the nostalgia of that one sentence.

==At school

Bridge and Emma had dropped Holly off at her school, and had gone to the office to sign Emma up. Thankfully Ro- Principal Professor Rotwood hadn't arrived yet, so they were told to go find Emma's locker, and then return once they were done for the proper registration.

"Cass!" Art called to her, waving.

"Perfect!" Cassie ecstatically replied, as her two best friends came over.

"Hey Cass," Fitz greeted. Then he saw Emma, and with an attempt at swag, he asked, leaning against Emma's open locker door, "and what's your name?"

"I'm Emma." She smirked, and promptly slammed the locker door, getting poor Fitz to fall down. "And nice try lover-boy, but I'm not interested."

"It was purely statistical," Fitz smiled, picking himself off from the floor.

"Right." Cassie replied. She then grabbed both Art's and Fitz's hands, and dragged them down the hallway to one of the many deserted janitor's closet, and Emma went back to face the torture that is Principal Professor Rotwood .

Once the door was closed, and the light turned on, Cassie enveloped her old friends into a big hug, exclaiming "I missed you guys so much!"

The two friends were confused. "Uh Cass, you do realize that we saw each other yesterday right?" Art asked.

Cassie let the two go, and smiled. "So, I wanted o apologize for my little outburst yesterday, about saying Bridge was dead."

Fitz shrugged. "Hey, it's ok, don't worry about it." Then he added, "Plus, for all we know, she could be dead."

Art glared at Fitz. "Boy, you have absolutely no faith in her do you?"

Fitz rounded off on her."Oh come on! Don't tell me you're still convinced about that!"

As the two continued arguing, Cassie took this opportunity in which they weren't looking at her to transform back into Bridge.

"GUYS!" Bridge exclaimed, getting the two to stop their bickering and face Bridge. Once they registered who exactly they were looking at, their mouths were gaping. "will you guys at least let me finish my sentence before you go into a frenzy?"

The two nodded dumbly, too shocked to say anything.

==Some minutes later

Bridge had finished explaining everything to her two friends, and both swore they would keep it a secret, and as they exited the closet, with Bridge back to being Cassie, they met Emma and went to their mythology class.

"You weren't kidding when you said he was creepy." Emma flinched, referring to their strange principal.

Fitz chuckled, "Was he wearing his mauve yarn again today?"

"Hey Cassie." James came in and greeted her, though you could tell he was depressed, and Cassie voiced that.

"Something wrong James?"

"No, I was just thinking-"

"Run!" Fitz exclaimed. When everyone stared at him, he explained. "Come on, brooding and creepy guy with a whack night job, aren't you guys scared when he starts thinking?"

"Not really." Cassie replied, shaking her head.

'No, it's just that, this whole thing with Bridge really has been bringing me down, and I agree with you Cassie, so I was wondering, do you want to go out with me?"

Cassie smiled, speechless "I-"

"Watch out for the falling bridge!" Fitz randomly exclaimed. When everyone looked at him, again, he smiled sheepishly. "Haven't you ever had a moment in which you just had to do something?"

"No Fitz, and way to ruin the moment." Art snapped, getting said guy to flinch.

==Mrs. Norman's classroom

"Morning class." Mrs. Norman greeted, entering the classroom. She saw Cassie and Emma there, and her face betrayed the smallest of smiles.

As the class started, it was incredible how everyone noticed that Mrs. Norman seemed completely different. She was acting kind, and didn't berate poor Mr. Drew for his lack of knowledge.

Fitz obviously had his own psychological twist to what could've happened "I think someone replaced Mrs. Norman with a robot...with feelings. Or maybe that was a robot, and now she's a human."

"Fitz, do us all a favour, don't follow in the family business." Art face-palmed, not knowing where to disappear.

==Inside someone's dreams

"Bridge, please! You've got to believe me, I didn't kill him!"

Soooo...if anyone acutally understands the last line, my hat's off to you...especially since I've given you almost no clues whatsoever...but come on guys, piece it together :)

The title should give you some clues ;)

Anyway , next chapter, we deal with the adults talking...yes poor Haley's excluded, but don't worry, she'll come back with her own opinions too :D

And no snippet...it'd just be yelling...and harsh words...you can figure out what happens next chapter right?

Therefore, I'll try to update soon, so hang on, and please leave me a review! :D

Thanks!

Hezpeller